Lot 14. A large blue and white 'Lotus' bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795); 25.9 cm, 10 1/4  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018.

the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot, the exterior decorated in deep cobalt-blue with bajixiangabove a continuous band of lotus blossoms borne on an undulating scroll issuing stylised curling leaves, all above a band of upright stylised ruyi-shaped lappets bordering the foot, the interior centred with a medallion enclosing a beribboned double-vajra, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a seal mark.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 16 may 2018, 10:30 AM